Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-12
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4 repurhar safIad 81 he oflios o. Jas
MsSanRhs yesterday 10 have . liatli
ehat With that esnsisman rensxAinK hil
fuiurs movements. Mr.. MaNan9ht "a
reeanily appointsd Gsnsral Eslieit1r ful
Ne Esrsher1 PseEns Rsilrsad con-
Easy. vita headquarters q ST. Panl
and In rsamrd 10 his misaion hnma Mr.
McNssahf aaid:
Il yin Be heEs until n Efss Of Sap-
sembes, Rsltina my basinem IN shape a
Isase. IuEI thsn taxa M family viii
ne 20 s.. Paul 10 spend tka winter. Ia
childlen VII be paaeed IN ~ Episeopal
pchooI near the city, ard Mrs. M
2a1Rht and myself vii taks rooms q
The leading hotel II The city. II ahs
spTinR nv wife and fhe ehitdren VII
retain 70 Seattle 10 apend ahe .ammRE,
and afser tRat we vi dntnrnine vkefh.
g we vii 20 % hn1sakeepinR Tiers o.
not. / sheli rstain an nv Sssifle nro0.
eFty, and a. the expiEafion OF my i've
ped b retaKn % this city and makn 4
10y ANt3AG A4AAE8s AE3 U3k&A&M1
tsss was ever pat 10 IN my life. wAa
When was called upon % oeofde
uheihef ] Uould aeceF3 tbs position 81
general solicitor Of the company or not.
I vas assured that the appointments had
been tendsEsd without . Dissenting
vote II the Board 81 Dinectoss; ard
was considering the matter, when / IA
oeiVed dispatches from Pregfdent Harris,
Wise President Oskss and O. B. Wriahs,
asking me 10 telegraph mp accsDtanaA.
1hsn came the trial. put the position
tn one soale, and my home, my property,
my clients and my business u anothaF,
and e. weighed them, great dEops Of
sweat rolled down ny face. ! had nj
most made up my mind 70 decline,
when n v. B. Stacy and several ofBesrs
Of the company dropped in 70 my Office.
explained she situation 10 then. and
they all urged me 10 accept, and Stacy.
Who vas very entheaiastie over the mat
ter picked up q pen. wrote OUT ny So
ceptance, signed my name 10 u, and
sent IL OF. This vas done Of oogRse
with my kposiedge AID partial consent.
81 once took charge Of the ONCE and
organized Is into working shape. /
have very comfortable quarters ia she
eonapanyas headquarters building, and
have three assiEtants. There are go
employees Of the company in that build
ing. the headquarters Of all the various
departments being located there"
Mr.. McNauQht succeeds Colonel
Clough. who has gone into tina Manito-
be- Company. Mr.. McNauQht speaks in
the highest praise Of his predecessor,
and describes him as an eminent, able
lawyer and very valuable man. The
second assistants il the sc. PAM ofilce
viii be Mr.. Dudley, Who has beeu With
the McNauQht firm IN this city Tor ssv-
eral years and whom Mr.. McNauRht de-
soFibes as useful man. He will leave
about ten days besogs Mr.. MoNaught
and family, 50 a. to become somewhat
familiar with the town before settling
down 10 work.
"The position I have occopied here
for several years past" said Mr.. No
Naught, has oftentimes been very en-
and has required skillful en-
Rinserina 10 set along. You zee, rep
the Greg a Improvement Com
pany, Oregon TranaeontinensAl Com
pauy, Pacific Cost Eteamship Oonl-
pany, Columbia q Puget Sound Rail-
0AaNA NtAAAE N@lya = aM0s A1g884 1891 y
Company and the NoFthern Pacific
Railroad Company and occasionally
he interests Of these various companies
would clash and, as say, Il would re-
1uiEe skillful engineering 20 manage the
matter and do justice 20 all my clients.
This is not the case, however. In my
present position. have bat one eorp0-
ration 20 serve and am thoroughly CEN
Iersant With its various interests 90 that
he work will not be laboFious. The
irst important matter which comes
~ under my regime will DO the
settling Of the question as 10 the con-
Of the gross earnings tax
ag Of Dakota. The Company Is will
ug 20 pay q gross earnings tax, or tag
1pon ifs land fthe road being exempt
rom tayatiOp IN Territories) but II
would nos psy both. The fight has been |
1paned By toe Territorial authorities
md the Company yin pay no tax Hptil
he question has beeo settled By she
Courts"